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Doing Business 2017: Summary for the Republic of Congo

Core Content

The Doing Business 2017 report by the World Bank provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment for businesses in 190 economies, including the Republic of Congo. It measures and tracks changes in regulations across 11 key areas of the business life cycle, such as starting a business, getting credit, and resolving insolvency. The report also introduces new dimensions, including a gender component in three indicators and an expanded paying taxes indicator.

Main Topics and Indicators

The report evaluates the following key indicators:

• Starting a business
• Dealing with construction permits
• Getting electricity
• Registering property
• Getting credit
• Protecting minority investors
• Paying taxes
• Trading across borders
• Enforcing contracts
• Resolving insolvency
• Labor market regulation

The labor market regulation indicators are not included in the aggregate ease of doing business ranking, but are presented separately in the economy profile.

Key Findings

Ease of Doing Business Ranking and Distance to Frontier (DTF) Score

• Congo, Rep. DB2017 Rank: 177
• Congo, Rep. DB2016 Rank: 176 (comparable ranking due to methodological changes)
• Change in Rank: -1
• Congo, Rep. DTF Score (2017): 40.58
• Congo, Rep. DTF Score (2016): 41.07
• Change in DTF Score: -0.49

The DTF score measures the absolute distance to the best regulatory practices on each indicator, while the ease of doing business ranking reflects relative performance across economies.

Starting a Business

• Rank (2017): 178
• Rank (2016): 177
• DTF Score (2017): 59.44
• DTF Score (2016): 61.39
• Procedures (Men): 11
• Procedures (Women): 11
• Time (Men): 50 days
• Time (Women): 50 days
• Cost (Men): 61.2% of income per capita
• Cost (Women): 61.2% of income per capita
• Paid-in minimum capital: 92.2% of income per capita

Dealing with Construction Permits

• Rank (2017): 124
• Rank (2016): 116
• DTF Score (2017): 64.16
• DTF Score (2016): 64.74
• Procedures: 12
• Time: 164 days
• Cost: 7.1% of warehouse value

Getting Electricity

• Rank (2017): 178
• Rank (2016): 174
• DTF Score (2017): 32.90
• DTF Score (2016): 35.35
• Procedures: 6
• Time: 135 days
• Cost: 5469.1% of income per capita
• Reliability of supply and transparency of tariff index: 0.0

Registering Property

• Rank (2017): 171
• Rank (2016): 167
• DTF Score (2017): 40.52
• DTF Score (2016): 41.06
• Procedures: 6
• Time: 55 days
• Cost: 12.3% of property value
• Quality of land administration index: 3.5

Getting Credit

• Rank (2017): 118
• Rank (2016): 109
• DTF Score (2017): 40.00
• DTF Score (2016): 40.00
• Procedures: 6
• Time: 602 hours per year
• Cost: 54.3% of profit
• Credit registry coverage: 12.2% of adults
• Credit bureau coverage: 0.0% of adults

Protecting Minority Investors

• Rank (2017): 145
• Rank (2016): 145
• DTF Score (2017): 40.00
• DTF Score (2016): 40.00
• Strength of minority investor protection index: 4.0
• Extent of conflict of interest regulation index: 4.3

Paying Taxes

• Rank (2017): 183
• Rank (2016): 183
• DTF Score (2017): 27.39
• DTF Score (2016): 26.69
• Payments per year: 50
• Time per year: 602 hours
• Total tax rate: 54.3% of profit
• Postfiling index: 14.7

Trading Across Borders

• Rank (2017): 182
• Rank (2016): 182
• DTF Score (2017): 19.68
• DTF Score (2016): 19.68
• Time to export (border compliance): 276 hours
• Cost to export (border compliance): $1975
• Time to export (documentary compliance): 120 hours
• Cost to export (documentary compliance): $165
• Time to import (border compliance): 397 hours
• Cost to import (border compliance): $1581
• Time to import (documentary compliance): 208 hours
• Cost to import (documentary compliance): $310

Enforcing Contracts

• Rank (2017): 155
• Rank (2016): 154
• DTF Score (2017): 43.99
• DTF Score (2016): 43.99
• Time: 560 days
• Cost: 53.2% of claim
• Quality of judicial processes index: 5.0

Resolving Insolvency

• Rank (2017): 117
• Rank (2016): 117
• DTF Score (2017): 37.75
• DTF Score (2016): 37.75
• Recovery rate: 17.9 cents on the dollar
• Time: 3.3 years
• Cost: 25.0% of estate

Methodology and Notes

• The report includes data for comparator economies for each indicator, allowing for meaningful comparisons.
• The paying taxes indicator now includes postfiling processes such as tax refunds, audits, and appeals.
• A gender component is introduced in the starting a business, registering property, and enforcing contracts indicators.
• Somalia is included for the first time, bringing the total number of economies to 190.
• The report does not include labor market regulation in the aggregate ranking or DTF score.
• Methodological changes affect the comparability of certain indicators, particularly those updated in 2014 or 2015.

Conclusion

The Republic of Congo ranks 177th in the ease of doing business index and has a DTF score of 40.58, indicating a significant distance from the best practices in regulatory environments. While there have been minor improvements in some areas, such as starting a business and registering property, the country still faces substantial challenges in getting electricity, getting credit, and trading across borders. The introduction of a gender dimension in several indicators highlights the need for reforms that address the unique challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. Overall, the report underscores the importance of regulatory reforms to improve the business environment and support economic growth.